Nuggets 157-103 Trail Blazers: Box Score & Recap (Feb 20)

Updated Oct 14, 2026, 7:45 PM ET

Regular Season

Denver NuggetsNuggets

36-21 · Away

157–103

Final

Friday, February 20, 2026

Portland Trail BlazersTrail Blazers

27-30 · Home

Nuggets vs Trail Blazers final: the Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 157-103 on February 20, 2026 at Moda Center, Portland.

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Nuggets	41	41	43	32	157
Trail Blazers	27	26	32	18	103

Top Performers

Nuggets

Trail Blazers

Nuggets vs Trail Blazers Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	25	25	6	6	1	0	2	6-12	6-12	7-7	+39
Christian Braun G	26	11	8	7	0	0	2	4-6	2-3	1-2	+39
Cameron Johnson F	26	15	4	4	2	2	0	3-8	2-5	7-8	+15
Julian Strawther G	29	19	6	4	1	0	1	9-16	1-4	0-0	+48
Nikola Jokić C	29	32	9	7	4	0	2	10-15	3-4	9-11	+40
Bench
Spencer Jones F	29	10	10	2	0	1	1	4-6	2-2	0-0	+31
KJ Simpson F	7	3	1	4	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	1-2	+14
DaRon Holmes II FC	6	9	3	1	0	0	1	4-7	1-3	0-0	+15
Bruce Brown GF	19	6	2	1	1	0	2	3-4	0-1	0-0	+4
Jonas Valančiūnas C	11	6	7	1	0	0	1	3-8	0-0	0-0	-1
Zeke Nnaji FC	8	2	2	1	1	0	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	+12
Tim Hardaway Jr. GF	18	19	2	3	2	0	2	7-11	4-7	1-2	+14

Portland Trail Blazers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Toumani Camara F	26	10	1	1	1	0	3	4-11	2-8	0-2	-37
Donovan Clingan C	18	15	9	2	0	0	0	6-12	3-6	0-0	-11
Jerami Grant F	24	6	3	0	0	1	2	3-6	0-0	0-0	-35
Deni Avdija F	30	15	8	13	0	0	6	5-10	0-4	5-7	-34
Jrue Holiday G	25	19	2	2	1	0	3	6-10	4-8	3-3	-26
Bench
Javonte Cook G	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	-13
Blake Wesley G	12	4	1	1	1	0	0	1-3	0-1	2-4	-14
Yang Hansen C	8	4	1	0	0	1	1	1-4	0-1	2-6	-12
Kris Murray F	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	1-2	-8
Robert Williams III CF	11	2	3	1	0	1	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	-17
Scoot Henderson G	20	11	1	3	0	0	0	3-11	3-7	2-2	-30
Vít Krejci F	17	11	1	0	0	0	1	4-7	2-5	1-1	-3
Matisse Thybulle GF	12	5	2	1	3	0	2	1-5	1-4	2-2	-16
Sidy Cissoko G	16	0	1	1	2	2	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	-14

Nuggets vs Trail Blazers Recap

The Nuggets beat the Trail Blazers by building a 29-point halftime lead. Denver moved to 36-21 on the season, while Portland fell to 27-30.

Denver won the first quarter 41-27 and the second 41-26. That left the Nuggets ahead 82-53 at halftime and 125-85 after three quarters. The winners shot 55 of 96 from the field and grabbed 60 rebounds to Portland's 36.

Nikola Jokić led all Nuggets scorers with 32 points, and Christian Braun added 7 assists. Jrue Holiday scored 19 for Portland, and Deni Avdija passed for 13 assists. The Trail Blazers shot 35 of 86 from the field and made 15 of 47 three-pointers.

The number to know: 18 turnovers for Portland, against 15 for Denver, gave the Nuggets extra possessions in a game that was out of reach by halftime.

Team Stats

Nuggets	Stat	Trail Blazers
55-96	Field Goals	35-86
57.3%	FG %	40.7%
21-41	3-Pointers	15-47
51.2%	3P %	31.9%
26-32	Free Throws	18-29
81.3%	FT %	62.1%
60	Rebounds	36
13	Off. Rebounds	8
41	Assists	25
12	Steals	8
3	Blocks	5
15	Turnovers	18
22	Fouls	20
55	Biggest Lead	8

Four Factors

Team	Effective FG%	Turnover %	Off. rebound %	FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Nuggets	68.2%	12.0%	31.7%	0.271
Trail Blazers	49.4%	15.4%	14.5%	0.209

Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.

Nuggets vs Trail Blazers Game Info

Date & time: Friday, February 20, 202610:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM PT

TV: Local TV onlyLocal: Nuggets Altitude Sports · Trail Blazers Rip City TV Network

Arena: Moda CenterPortland

Season: 2025-26 NBA SeasonRegular season

Nuggets vs Trail Blazers Season Stats 2025-26

Nuggets 82 GPTrail Blazers 82 GP

122.1#1

Points per game

115.5#16

116.9#21

Opponent points

115.8#16

49.6%#2

Field goal %

45.3%#29

39.6%#1

Three-point %

34.3%#27

80.8%#5

Free throw %

76.5%#24

44.0#14

Rebounds

46.0#6

29.0#5

Assists

25.1#23

6.8#30

Steals

8.3#18

4.0#27

Blocks

5.5#5

12.2#3

Turnovers

16.5#30

Regular-season averages; rank of 30 teams.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head

2025-26 season seriesNuggets 2-1

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That covers Nuggets vs Trail Blazers: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Nuggets host the Warriors Oct 26; Trail Blazers visit the Lakers Oct 27.

Nuggets vs Trail Blazers FAQs

Who won Nuggets vs Trail Blazers on Feb 20, 2026?

The Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 157-103 on Friday, February 20, 2026 at Moda Center in Portland. Nikola Jokić led the Nuggets with 32 points.

What are the Nuggets and Trail Blazers records?

After this game the Nuggets were 36-21 and the Trail Blazers were 27-30 this season.

Who was the top scorer in Nuggets vs Trail Blazers?

Nikola Jokić scored 32 for the Nuggets. Jrue Holiday scored 19 for the Trail Blazers.

Who leads the Nuggets vs Trail Blazers season series?

The Nuggets lead the regular-season series 2-1 this season.

Who won the last Nuggets vs Trail Blazers game?

The Nuggets beat the Trail Blazers 137-132 on Apr 6, 2026 at home.

Where was Nuggets vs Trail Blazers played?

At Moda Center in Portland, the home arena of the Portland Trail Blazers.

What was the score by quarter in Nuggets vs Trail Blazers?

Nuggets-Trail Blazers: Q1 41-27, Q2 41-26, Q3 43-32, Q4 32-18.

What is next for the Nuggets and Trail Blazers?

Nuggets host the Warriors on Monday, October 26 at 10:00 PM ET; Trail Blazers visit the Lakers on Tuesday, October 27 at 11:00 PM ET.